Commission for VSCR
To nurture a culture of vocations and support the human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral formation of priests and religious.
The Commission for Vocation, Seminarians, Clergy, and Religious promotes the call to follow Christ and continue His mission in today's social, cultural, and economic context. Through Ongoing Formation, it seeks to improve the spiritual and pastoral life of priests and religious in the diocese.
The Commission works with other commissions to promote, discern, and foster vocations, taking into account family and cultural backgrounds. It strengthens formation through ongoing programs and seminars, and through close coordination with seminary formators, vocation promoters, Conference of Diocesan Priests of India (CDPI), and Conference of Religious India CRI at the diocesan and regional levels.
Programmatic Strategies
Short Term
2026-2028
Foundation- Establish a Diocesan Vocation Promotion Team (Priests, Religious, and Laity).
- Develop and get it approved a Vocation Promotion Policy.
- Conduct vocation awareness programs in parishes and institutions.
- Launch NVSC-based formation courses for priests and formators.
- Establish structured ongoing formation programs for clergy.
- Initiate regular renewal programs, retreats, and updating sessions.
- Organize diocesan pastoral exposure programs to promote Unum Presbyterium.
- Initiate inter-parish fellowship activities for clergy.
- Introduce and train clergy in team ministry at parish level.
- Ensure participation of at least 75% religious in diocesan ministries and formation.
- Begin joint pastoral initiatives between clergy and religious in deaneries.
Medium Term
2029-2031
Strengthening- Regularize vocation promotion programs in all parishes.
- Strengthen youth movements, BECs, and associations for vocation awareness.
- Increase involvement of lay collaborators in vocation promotion.
- Strengthen and standardize formation programs across the diocese.
- Ensure at least 75% participation in ongoing formation initiatives.
- Improve competencies in pastoral, spiritual, and leadership areas.
- Strengthen structured inter-parish collaboration and fellowship among clergy.
- Fully implement team ministry as a regular pastoral practice.
- Establish regular collaboration structures (minimum 2 joint programs/year per deanery).
- Deepen communion and shared mission between clergy and religious communities.
Long Term
2032-2033+
Sustainability- Achieve sustained increase in vocations.
- Build a strong vocation culture among youth.
- Establish stable systems for continuous vocation promotion and accompaniment.
- Achieve 100% participation in ongoing formation.
- Build a sustained culture of lifelong priestly formation and renewal.
- Institutionalize formation structures for continuous growth.
- Sustain a strong culture of Unum Presbyterium and priestly fraternity.
- Make team ministry a way of life and witness in all parishes.
- Ensure full (100%) active collaboration among clergy and religious across the diocese.
- Institutionalize ongoing formation and missionary collaboration structures.
GOALS, OBJECTIVES & KPIs